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Old 5th Feb 2003, 08:32
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Philip Whiteman
 
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Nice pictures!

Has anybody seen that super Czech film Dark Blue World ? (It's now out on DVD.) The makers used a fair amount of Battle of Britain footage, but added very realistic bullet/cannon shell smoke trails, cartridge cases being ejected and wonderful sound.

New scenes included a heart-stopping engine seizure/crash landing sequence with a Spitfire and some very atmospheric - and beautiful - aerial sequences shot in the Czech Republic.

This is one flying film well worth looking out for. My feeling is that it did great justice to the Czech and British pilots of the period, and it stands head and shoulders above the ever more flakey efforts that followed the Battle of Britain (so good, it now looks like a documentary).
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